Four Latest Hi-Fi Audio Releases Debut at IFA Berlin

The Technics brand, owned by Panasonic, has been making quite a splash since its re-launch in 2014, including the introduction of its high-end R1 Reference Class Series components at the Munich High End show this past May. See Robert Harley’s Munich show report for more details on that series.

Technics is continuing to make waves with a quartet of innovative hi-fi-product launches that debuted at IFA in Berlin in late 2015: a network audio amplifier, a music server, an all-in-one hi-fi system, and over-the-ear headphones.

The SU-G30 also boasts a user interface and app that mirror the component’s minimalist design approach and ease of use. The SU-G30 amp supports a wide range of input sources, including hi-res formats of up 384kHz/32-bit. As one would expect, the SU-G30 is also compatible with various online music streaming services, in addition to digital audio (DNLA, USB, Bluetooth, etc.) and analog (moving-magnet phonostage) sources.

ST-G30 Music ServerThe new Technics ST-G30 Music Server comes equipped with a solid-state drive with proprietary digital noise isolation architecture for jitter and noise reduction, and low-noise USB transfer.

The ST-G30 also features an internal CD drive manufactured exclusively by Technics that allows data to be captured without compression via “Bit-Perfect” CD ripping. This technology also re-adjusts read-error characteristics, performs read retries, and carries out comparative verification to ensure that ripped copies are unaffected by minor imperfections on the CD.

For those who like to create custom music playlists for network listening, the ST-G30’s user interface lets you create a library from your smartphone app, as well as edit tags, tweak settings, and more—making it easy to enjoy your favorite tunes the way you want to hear them.

Small and sleek, this next-generation system boasts a contemporary, compact design along with high-performance sound. The speaker cabinet is designed to enhance inter-driver coherence and timbral quality, from the tweeter’s treble through the woofer’s bass.

The OTTAVA speaker system has a spiral acoustic port designed to produce rich and powerful low end. Low/mid-frequency sounds are diffused by a reflector for clarity and resonance, while tweeters are arranged in a multi-angled configuration to deliver crisp and accurate high frequencies. As a result, the SC-500 system delivers immersive sound from a hi-fi system that’s suitable even for smaller spaces. Whether you’re listening via hi-res network audio, CD, USB memory device, USB-DAC, or smartphone, the latest Technics smartphone app makes control easy and efficient.

The EAH-T700’s angled-driver system delivers accuracy, with each sound discretely and authentically reproduced within a natural soundfield. Unwanted vibration is also minimized thanks to the floating dynamic driver, anti-vibration frame, and rigid aluminum housing.